Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-23
K. LAMITY.
4 Trip from Fort Worth to Temple
end all intermediate P0ints-Enci-
dents OF the Journey
A Visit to Reltcn-The Case of Jom PeaJ
Charged with Killing Henry Parnen
TO Come up Soon.
BELroN. TEx.. juno 20. ISL.

BELToN, TEX, June 20, 1857.
To the Editor Of the Gazette.
left Fort Worth few days ago, bOunt
for Temple and all intermediate points
You pass all the latter before you reacl
the former, verifying the Scripture, whIcI
says: "The first shall be last and the las
first"
4sEeSsftE my impression Of "the plact
e5aece the panther lay down" l viii css
frs7iy remark, l received one ct least tha
VIII remain nut-brown streak in N,
memory while the years go sliding by
L0ren9. As you know, I am "fair, ia
ard f1r,y'' per cent above par
so when l started in pursui
OF . ratresting Main street car, and Sc.
lected the middle of the street as q bggt
for speed, il cannot he 8 matter .of. Sur
prise to state that every pedestriaufp
the sidewalk stopped and enCoutNss@ me
with cries of"Let her goGallagher"''ty ske
up snakes" "On 10 Brownwood," H&s
it fatty" and Iozens of other vociierous
ana irrelevant expressions.
paid no attention to these idle sports
of an idle populace, outIcOnLinued the
chase, until an Uverripe orange spread
itself across my noble brow, hurled 10y
the baud of some sympatizel
of Lord Lqnsdowne's policy. | stopped
then and made g short but pointed
speech, emphasizing my remarks with
some loose brickbats which lay in the
street.
spoke of the inalienable rights Of free
born American citiZens-Of free trade and
the interest commerce bill-of the dis
penserS Ct back number hen fruit at San
Antonlo-of the O'Brien reception by
Toronto OrangemeE-urged the people TO
parity the hSliOt box, and broke q show
case across the street in trying to hit q
Niger with brickbat. This was the
speech Of my life, and | wss applauded by
everybody who was out of range. Having
the entire street 10 myself, | proceeded
leisurely TO the depot and found my train
three hours late. | was so angry l would
not have hurried If every railway cor
poratiOn in Fort Worth had been packing
their trunks" 10 remove to Dallas
At last the train pulled out, and 1 went
merrily on my way. Arriving at NC
Gregor a stranger entered the car, whom
Immediately spotted is q train roDber.
He was tall, dark, nerce looking, pos
sessed the traditional ''eag.e eye" and
to confirm my suspicious, he wore long
linen ulster, ana carried Doth pockets
full of rocks. l communicated my fears
TO Abe Woody, but De said the man was
only harmless geclogist. Changing
cars at Temple, l came On 10 Bolton.
This is the county seat Of Bill county,
and quite furnishing little ciTY.
49, I'M I'll L.. H.
two railrOads-the GUI, Colorado ana
Santa Fe ard the Missouri Pac.Gc-the
frmaie branch OF Baylor College, the
well known City hotel-run by mine
hosts, Bud Methvin snd Billy Cook-a
fire system IF wa.erwcrbs, ana UDe o.
the iueFt cnu,thOuSes in Texas. Dis
sEiCt court was in session, Judge Black
burn Ct Burlet presiding, No cases Of
very much importance have been tried
get, but the celebrated case Of the stgte
W. Tom Pesy, charged with killing Henry
Psrnfll, will come to trisl in 8 few dsys.
Ii seems to be the general impression
that the defendant will be hCnofably &C
Quilted
The GAZETTE leads them Gll in this
city, which Of course was gratifying 60
your correspondent. The Fcigl Brothers,
one ct Lampasss' largest dry goods firms,
have opened fine stock Of goods in this
city, under the mgrsg mgut Of J. W.
Wright, assisted by Payne Lee
While here, l met Mr.. Hugl Of George
town. Here is n example Of b-otheriy
love and GffeC ion worthy Of emulation.
FuE GAzETTE's readers will remember
hat some months ago Tom Purl, his
brother, vas convicted OF the murder OF
Newton LsWleT, and sent to the
5grueDtiaIv Since that time mis- brother
has devoted his entire time aud means III
for The evidence watch, # Ob-
,aiGea Ut the time, would have acquitted
the GefendaGy. His labOrs hsy5 been
on@ and persistent, but will 10 doubt
soon be crowned with success. PrOhibi-
iol eEd anti.prohibiti0D ere the topics
vi Gll conversation used. "HOT lOGg, |
,h Lord, how long" unit! this election is
over and we hav" 3 rest? l hear it il the
iepots, and on the trains. | 4 u TO the
hotels, and the pro or anti crank grabs
lie. To avoid the pro enter the saloon
ana endure the tOrture5 OF the damned
IS the anti airs his Anhcuser-Bu /!
ogic. rusa franticslly to the church /
% escape the GGti-Sylla and /
Diurge into the pro Cnarybdis, for the |
preacher takes his text from Twentieth /
legislature and proceeds to demolish the !
liquor traffic. Where must I 90, where |
.an fly 10 escape this hydra headed /
opic tnot is sowing seeds of social and |
commercial discord broadcast over the !
and. Their several teachings reminds /
ne OF LoreDza Dow's text on the differ |
mt religious denominations. One says |
his thing will save you, another says 1t
viii be your ruin
You can aud you can't,
You shall ana you shsn't,
iol = i'll and you wont,
NCu'll be canned II YOU do
I1rIln he nnrnnna Vol lnrIl